clinton had been scheduled to testify about benghazi this week but deaf at thises will testify in her place. enter john bolten, former u.n. ambassador under george w. bush. he's not convinced of clinton's illness. >> you know, every foreign service officer in every foreign ministry in the world knows the phrase i'm about to use. when you don't want to go to a meeting or a conference or an event, you have a diplomatic illness. and this is a diplomatic illness to beat the band. >> victor yu newland responded saying bolton doesn't know what he's talking about. in bolten's case that's all a reasonable, safe asumps. up next, is the horror of newtown marking the beginning of the nra's dominance over the issue of gun control in this country? you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giv